Claim · #6495739
Erwinia chrysanthemi · pathogen pressure · Ipomoea batatas
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Erwinia chrysanthemi...may appear in vines and roots in the field”
- Source
- Sweetpotato Production Guides for Hawai'i
- Authors
- Valenzuela, Hector; Fukuda, Steven; Arakaki, Alton
- Year
- 1994
- Publication
- CTAHR Research Extension Series 146
- Page
- 7
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya dadantii) is a known soft-rot bacterium affecting sweetpotato vines and roots.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Erwinia chrysanthemi (now Dickeya) causes bacterial stem and root rot in sweetpotato; quote supports claim.”
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